# Greek Mathematics — WHE Article Discussion

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**Created:** [July 31, 2023, 9:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/greek-mathematics-whe-article-discussion/16174 "2023-07-31T09:00:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 9:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/greek-mathematics-whe-article-discussion/16174/1 "2023-07-31T09:00:01Z")

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Greek mathematics, the study of numbers and their properties, patterns, structure, space, apparent change, and measurement, is said to have originated with Thales of Miletus (l. c. 585 BCE) but was clearly understood during the periods of the Minoan civilization (2000-1450 BCE) and the Mycenaean Civilization (c. 1700-1100 BCE) and was derived from older Mesopotamian and Egyptian mathematical systems.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/606/greek-mathematics/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/606/greek-mathematics/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/greek-mathematics-whe-article-discussion/16174/2 "2026-07-30T16:34:42Z")

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